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What does 与党 (よとう, yotou) mean?

与党 (よとう, yotou) means ruling party.

Quick facts
Readingよとう
Romajiyotou
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
よとう
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonyotou

ruling party

  1. 1noun ruling party; government party; party in power

Example sentences

  • The ruling party won this election.

  • The confrontation between the ruling and opposition parties continues.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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